【題目】A woman brought a very limp-looking duck to see a vet. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope(聽(tīng)診器) and listened to the bird’s chest.

After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away.”

The woman was so disappointed and asked, “Are you sure?” “Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead,” replied the vet.

“How can you be so sure?” she protested. “I mean you haven’t done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma(昏迷) or something.”

The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black dog. As the duck’s owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his back legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed(嗅) the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.

A few minutes later, he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also carefully sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back down, shook his head meowed softly and went out of the room.

The vet looked at the woman and said, “I’m sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck.”

The vet turned to his computer, pressed a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.

The duck’s owner, still in shock, took the bill. “150 dollars!” she shouted. “150 dollars just to tell me my duck is dead!”

The vet shrugged, “I’m sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been 20 dollars, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it’s now 150 dollars.”

【1】Why did the vet take a dog and a cat into the examination room?

A. To confirm (確認(rèn)) the duck was dead.

B. To give to the woman as pets.

C. To comfort the woman.

D. To ask them to save the duck’s life.

【2】How was the woman likely to feel after being told the reason why the bill was 150 dollars?

A. Awkward. B. Angry

C. Sad. D. Delighted.

【3】The passage is a(n) ________.

A. novel B. joke.

C. advertisement D. review

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】記敘文。一個(gè)貓和狗當(dāng)獸醫(yī)的笑話。

【1】推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，獸醫(yī)說(shuō)鴨子已死，主人不信，于是用貓狗來(lái)嗅，如果沒(méi)死，應(yīng)該有反應(yīng)，可推知，獸醫(yī)的目的。故選A.

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been 20 dollars, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it’s now 150 dollars.”（本來(lái)只要20元，經(jīng)過(guò)試驗(yàn)報(bào)告和貓眼掃描就150）可知，主人會(huì)生氣。

【3】推理判斷題。獸醫(yī)用貓狗來(lái)檢查寵物，并收高價(jià)。本身就違背常識(shí)，可知是笑話。

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